PRINCESS DIANA reportedly would have firmly supported Prince Harry's decision to step down as a senior royal, as she always wanted a "normal" life for her youngest son.

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Since the Sussexes announced their decision to quit the monarchy, many have speculated as to what the reaction was like from his close family members. One person who would have happily accepted the prince’s choice to walk away is claimed to be his mother Diana, who suffered her own difficult and very public struggle under the spotlight.

Although Diana is no longer with us, royal fans believe she would have supported Harry’s separation from the monarchy. (Image: GETTY)

After her own split from Prince Charles, the princess sought to build her own life for herself. (Image: GETTY)

The comments from the prince about the intense media scrutiny he faced, comes as last week his wife Meghan Markle took the Mail on Sunday to court, over claims they unlawfully published one of her letters.

Harry is adamant that his son Archie Harrison will not grow up with the same pressures, therefore upon his birth, the Sussex couple made the decision not to give him a royal title.

Instead, they made the leap to move to Los Angeles for a “financially independent” life where they will now work to fund themselves without any royal backing.

So far there have been very few photographs of Archie, in comparison with his royal cousins Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

Charles and Diana timeline. (Image: EXPRESS)

In a leaked phone call, Harry said the decision to leave the royal family was the “right” one.

He revealed: “Sometimes the right decision isn’t always the easy one,

“And this decision certainly wasn’t the easy one but it was the right decision for our family, the right decision to be able to protect my son.”

Although Diana is no longer with us, royal fans believe she would have supported Harry’s separation from the monarchy.

Diana took the opportunity to seek a more 'meaningful' role for herself . (Image: GETTY)

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After her own split from Prince Charles, the princess sought to build her own life for herself.

“Over the next few months, I will be seeking a more suitable way of combining a meaningful public role with, hopefully, a more private life,” she said in 1993 at a benefit lunch for the Headway National Injuries Association.